Table 3.
Examples of bioactive properties and potential medical, environmental, and agricultural applications of EPSs obtained from selected Ascomycota and Basidiomycota strains
| Bioactivities | Ascomycota | Basidiomycota | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPS producer | References | EPS producer | References | |
| Potential medical applications | ||||
| Antioxidative | Aspergillus sp. Y16 | Chen et al. (2011) | Agaricus brasiliensis | Kozarski et al. (2011) |
| Cordyceps sinensis | Leung et al. (2009) | Ganoderma applanatum | Kozarski et al. (2012) | |
| Fusarium oxysporum | Chen et al. (2015) | Ganoderma lucidium | Jia et al. (2009), Liu et al. (2010) and Kozarski et al. (2012) | |
| Morchella crassipes | He et al. (2012) | Lentinus edodes | Kozarski et al. (2012) | |
| Trametes versicolor | Kozarski et al. (2012) | |||
| Phellinus sp. P0988 | Ma et al. (2014) | |||
| Flammulina velutipes SF-06 | Ma et al. (2015) | |||
| Antimicrobial | Hirsutella sp. | Li et al. (2010) | Cerrena unicolor | Demir and Yamaç (2008) |
| Ganoderma applanatum | Osińska-Jaroszuk et al. (2014) | |||
| Ganoderma carnosum | Demir and Yamaç (2008) | |||
| Lenzites betulina | Demir and Yamaç (2008) | |||
| Polyporus arcularius | Demir and Yamaç (2008) | |||
| Immunomodulatory | Fusarium coccophilum BCC2415 | Madla et al. (2005) | Ganoderma applanatum | Osińska-Jaroszuk et al. (2014) |
| Cordyceps sinensis | Zhang et al. (2010) | Pleurotus sajor-caju | Silveira et al. (2015) | |
| Cryptococcus neoformans | Frases et al. (2008) | |||
| Antitumor | Trichoderma pseudokoningii | Huanga et al. (2012) | Agaricus blazei | Yu et al. (2009) |
| Cordyceps militaris | Kim et al. (2010) | Fomes fomentarius | Chen et al. (2008a, b) | |
| Cordyceps sinensis | Zhang et al. (2010) | Ganoderma applanatum | Osińska-Jaroszuk et al. (2014) | |
| Ganoderma tsugae | Hsu et al. (2008) | |||
| Pleurotus sajor-caju CCB 019 | Telles et al. (2011) | |||
| Wound management | Cryptococcus laurentii | Smirnou et al. (2014) | ||
| Hypoglycemic | Cordyceps militaris | Kim et al. (2001) | Tremella fuciformis | Cho et al. (2007) |
| Lentinus edodes | Yang et al. (2002) | Phellinus baumii | Cho et al. (2007) | |
| Botryosphaeria rhodina | Miranda-Nantes et al. (2011) | Lentinus edodes | Kim et al. (2001) | |
| Phellinus linteus | Kim et al. (2001) | |||
| Cerrena unicolor | Kim et al. (2001) | |||
| Coprinus comatus | Yamac et al. (2009) | |||
| Lenzites betulina | Yamac et al. (2009) | |||
| Hypolipidemic | Cordyceps militaris | Yang et al. (2000) | Lentinus edodes | Kim et al. (2001) |
| Botryosphaeria rhodina | Miranda-Nantes et al. (2011) | Phellinus linteus | Kim et al. (2001) | |
| Hepatoprotective | Antrodia cinnamomea | Ho et al. (2008) | ||
| Potential environmental and agricultural application | ||||
| Mineral solubilization (biofertilization) | Penicillium sp. | Wakelin et al. ( 2004) | Pleurotus ostreatus | Seneviratne et al. (2008) |
| Heavy metal sorption (bioremediation) | Aspergillus fumigatus | Lian et al. (2008) | ||
| Hansenula anomala CCY 38-1-22 | Breierová et al. (2002) | |||
| Colletotrichum sp. | Da Silva et al. (2014) | |||
| Pestalotiopsis sp. KCTC 8637 | Moon et al. (2006) | |||
| Aureobasidium pullulans CH1 | Radulović et al. (2008) | |||
| Hydrocarbon removal (bioremediation) | Flavodon flavus NIOCC#312 | Raghukumar et al. (2006) | ||
| Eliciting plant resistance (bioprotection) | Fusarium oxysporum Dzf17 | Li et al. (2011) | ||